India, Dec. 9 -- The Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Department on Monday approached the Pune civil court seeking the cancellation of a sale deed for a 15-acre (6.32-hectare) government-owned plot in Tathawade, Pimpri-Chinchwad. The land was allegedly sold illegally in a private transaction for just Rs.33 crore, despite state rules classifying it as non-transferable without prior government approval.

"The papers have been handed over to the government pleader, and the application process has been completed. The petition was scheduled to be filed before the civil court on Monday (December 8)," said Amol Sharad Aher, acting farm manager at the Government Animal Breeding Centre, Tathawade.

The sale deed (No. 685/2025), executed on January 9, ...